The Church and Monastery of St. Mina in Old Cairo
(1948)

Cairo Metro (Underground Line
1 El-Marg<->Helwan):
El-Zahraa Station

Father Mina (Pope
Kyrillos' name before his ordination as Pope of Alexandria) built a church
in Old Cairo under the name of Saint Mina. He lived in this church till his ordination as Pope of Alexandria and the Holy See of Saint Mark in 1959. He found himself surrounded with college students, many of them were from outside Cairo, so he started a dormitory for students who needed this service. This informal program produced the first church-affiliated dormitory in modern times in Egypt, and produced many Church leaders, some of them became bishops and priests later on, e.g., the late bishop Samuel and His Holiness Pope Shenouda III (his successor), etc.

The church contains part of the relics of St. Mina
(see last two photos below).